Xiao Yun did not explain anything more about the Spirit Boat. He merely stepped back, motioned for everyone to make some room, then lightly pushed off with his toes and landed on its bow.
Shui Ruoyan leaped aboard behind him, followed by Yao Yuerou, then Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, Yao Zi, and Sheng Minglan in turn. They lined up at the stern, and one of them turned to wave at the people on the Training Ground.
Xiao Yun raised a hand and waved to everyone on the Training Ground, then activated the Levitation Pattern beneath the boat. Several faint cloud patterns lit up along either side of the hull, as though a breeze had cradled its underside.
The Spirit Boat rose smoothly into the air. As it passed over the Training Ground, it stirred up little wind; only a few dead leaves were swept up by the airflow before slowly drifting down again.
The figures on the ground gradually grew smaller.
Liu Erlong stood motionless at the very front. Tang Yuehua tilted her head up slightly, while Xue Qianren remained beside a corridor pillar. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing stood shoulder to shoulder, Mao Xiangling held Dai Xiaozhao's hand, and the Spirit Flame Maiden also looked up for a while.
As the Spirit Boat rose, Yao Yuerou, Yao Zi, Shui Yue'er, and Sheng Minglan were still somewhat apprehensive. After all, none of the four had ever experienced flight. But once they realized how smoothly the Spirit Boat ascended, without the slightest vibration, they relaxed considerably and found themselves in the mood to admire the scenery outside.
Xiao Yun stood at the bow without looking back again. Only after the Spirit Boat climbed to an altitude of a thousand meters, where the houses and fields below had become indistinct patches of